Fishline reel pole mounting



Feb. 28, 1950 E. w. CHRISTEN FISHLINE REEL POLE MOUNTING Filed Feb. 16,1946 I Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATNT OFFICE FISHLINE REELPOLE MOUNTING Earl W. Christen, Toledo, Ohio Application February 16,1946, Serial No. 648,134

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a reel mount or support in a fishing rodassembly.

This invention is an improvement in a fishing rod or pole reel seatadjacent the grip or handle for readily and positively assemblingtherewith a line reel of the type having a fish pole abutting baseplate.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. I is a side elevation, with parts broken away, of an embodiment ofthe invention;

Fig. II is a fragmentary detail view, in perspective, of a reel strip orbase plate cooperating with the mounting or attaching means of theinvention;

Fig. III is a side view, with parts broken away, showing the trigger infully released position, being the position therefor when a reel isremoved from the fishing pole, or when the device is in readiness tohave the pole loaded with a reel; and I I Fig. IV is a fragmentarydetail view of the trigger of Fig. III in reel strip engaging position,diagrammatic of the position thereof in Fig. I.

A grip I is mounted upon a stem 2 of an accessory frame 3. Stem 2 isaligned with and parallel to a hollow stem 4 at the opposite or upperend of frame 3 for engagement with a fish line pole 5. A fish linecarrying reel 6 with a crank I and brake control 8 has fixed therewith,medially of the length of the reel, a rigid strip or thin reel plate 9.

Frame 3, with its end portions 2, 4, may be adapted to coact with a widerange of grips and poles. An advantage of frame 3 is that end portions2, 4, are offset from an open, intermediate portion it when the reel 6is mounted on the frame 3. Its line leading off from the reel 6 extendsclose to and in approximate parallelism with the pole in its coursethrough guides II, l2, out along the pole 5, as the line extendstherebeyond to a float [3, a sinker l4 and to a hook l5.

The line pole frame or unit has an open side It. An end of strip 9 isthrust into a pocket or seat IT. This locates the other end of the strip9 at the mouth or notch I 8 in the short arm of a trigger-like member 28having a pivotal mounting I 9 at an opening 29 thru the frame 3. Thetrigger-like member may be pivoted so that the notch l8 engages an endof reel plate or strip 9.

Remote from the notch or seat 18 and on the opposite side of the pivotmounting l9, there is a finger bar or seat 2| as the major length arm ofthis lever device. The remote end of this lever, beyond the notch l8,has an arcuate face 22 riding against which is a leaf spring 23 having amounting screw 24 as an anchor therefor at an upwardly inclined face 25of frame 3. It follows that from this mounting, the leaf spring 23,which is normally flexed away from surface 26 at the bottom of theopening 20, and toward the arc face 22 of the trigger, providesfrictional resistance to hold the trigger snugly, in its disconnectedposition, with the finger seat portion 2| up adjacent the underside ofthe frame 3. When the portion 2| of the trigger is swung outwardly,pivoting the trigger about mounting IS, the mouth or notch portion I8seats about the end of base plate 9. Mouth or notch portion [8 thusprovides a recess in the trigger for one end of base plate 9. Thislocates the finger seat 2| in normal use position, and simultaneously,the reel 6 is locked in its assembly with the pole unit with leaf spring22 bearing against the curved portion 2'5 of the trigger-like member tohold the reel in the locked position.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a fishpole having a grip and a pole section: an intermediate frameportion offset from the axial line between the pole section and the gripto provide an open side having a pocket at one end and an opening at theother end, said pocket being rigid with the frame portion, a memberpivotally mounted in said opening and providing a movable recess, saidmember being movable to and from a position for locking engagement withone end of a base plate of a reel when the other end of the base plateis engaged in said pocket, and a leaf spring mounted wholly within saidopening and fixed at one end to the frame portion and bearing againstsaid pivotally mounted member, and being adapted to ride against saidpivotally mounted member, permitting said pivotally mounted member to beshifted to and from said locking position, said pivotally mounted memberhaving a surface portion engageable by the free end of said leaf springto maintain said member away from said locking position.

EARL W. CHRISTEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 4,5 2 Kawell May 20, 19241,591,122 Gephart July 6, 1926 1,923,035 Hoerle et a1 Aug. 15, 1933 ,084Dorner June 10, 194'?

